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Max Fisher

Max Fisher

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Max Fisher

    Climate
    9 questions about Cuba you were too embarrassed to ask9 questions about Cuba you were too embarrassed to ask
    Climate

    How did things get so bad between the US and Cuba in the first place?

    By Max Fisher
    Syria
    Putin withdrawing Russian forces from Syria: why now and why it mattersPutin withdrawing Russian forces from Syria: why now and why it matters
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    Syria

    The Russian leader declares mission accomplished — but is this about his victories or his defeats?

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    The best articulation yet of how Obama sees the worldThe best articulation yet of how Obama sees the world
    World Politics

    “He is, in a way, a Hobbesian optimist.”

    By Max Fisher
    Twilight of the neoconservatives
    World Politics

    The movement’s unlikely 20-year reign over the GOP could now be coming to an end.

    By Max Fisher
    Defense & Security
    Why North Korea loves to threaten nuclear war (but will never actually do it)Why North Korea loves to threaten nuclear war (but will never actually do it)
    Defense & Security

    Three big reasons Kim Jong Un always seems to be making outlandish threats.

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    Why China is fighting with its own ally North KoreaWhy China is fighting with its own ally North Korea
    World Politics

    North Korea’s only alliance is strained, sour, and here to stay.

    By Max Fisher
    2016 Presidential Election
    How the nuclear deal boosted Iran’s moderates — and showed Iranian elections can matterHow the nuclear deal boosted Iran’s moderates — and showed Iranian elections can matter
    2016 Presidential Election

    The deal was an opportunity for moderates to prove they have a better way, and the support to get there.

    By Max Fisher
    Politics
    One of Russia’s looniest far-right ideologues endorses Donald TrumpOne of Russia’s looniest far-right ideologues endorses Donald Trump
    Politics

    Aleksandr Dugin’s neo-imperialist “Eurasianism” provided ideological support for Putin’s Ukraine invasion.

    By Max Fisher
    2016 Presidential Election
    4 reasons Iran’s election is a bigger deal than you think4 reasons Iran’s election is a bigger deal than you think
    2016 Presidential Election

    Maybe it’s time to acknowledge that Iran’s politics matter.

    By Max Fisher
    Criminal Justice
    3 killed in mysterious “execution-style” murders in Indiana3 killed in mysterious “execution-style” murders in Indiana
    Criminal Justice

    Police say they don’t know what happened, but the murders come amid a rising wave of Islamophobic violence.

    By Max Fisher